I 100%'d Pokemon X & Y 10 Years Later, Here's What Happened
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
- With Pokemon X and Y being a whole decade old (yeah, i know) I wanted to see if my memory served me right. Are they good games, or bad games? With Pokemon Legends ZA right around the corner I put my research hat on and literally did everything.. so enjoy the ride! i'd love to make more like this in future...
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Ah, X and Y. I remember when it came out and spending hours playing it and shiny hunting friend zones. Good times
such a wholesome era
My first game was moon. I’ve never played any Pokemon games that came out before because my 3ds broke, but I really want to try some of the older games :)
@@Gentledude. Pokemon is a wholesome era. I still thank and curse the boy for getting me into it just before Red and Blue came to the US lol. Nintendo owns my soul thanks to him
Same here, X and Y was the first game I started keeping up with all of the news for like the trailers and stuff, I have way too many hours in my copy of X. It was also the first game I tried shiny hunting in, although I didn't get anything for a while, my first shiny was a random Quagsire in SoulSilver and my first hunted for shiny was a Eevee turned Sylveon in Alpha Sapphire, but I got a Carvanha from chain fishing and a Charmeleon from a friend safari. I also got some of the event Pokémon in there, I will never forgive myself for missing Diancie despite having the code, I couldn't get to a place with wifi in time (I didn't have any yet so I always went to the library) so the code expired, I did get Hoopa and Volcanion though
@@Butterfly_77_Butterfly If you get a chance, I absolutely recommend Platinum and the Unova games. (Specifically White 1 and 2. Better box legends and the only good Opelucid City lol)
My brother dropped off playing Pokemon at this generation, he caught Yveltal, named it "MLG", dropped the game and barely played Pokemon Moon because our mom didn't know he dropped Pokemon then. I transferred all his mons to Pokemon Bank and I still have them, the next best mon besides Yveltal was a shiny Vivillon named "Sparkle". X/Y are special to me as the last Pokemon game we played together. He still likes Pokemon and we talk about it, he just doesn't play the games anymore.
thats the best nickname ever
That sounds like a great memory! X & Y are also special to me because of the time I spent playing it with my brother
This was touching. X & Y was the last game my brother and I played together, too.
1:44 “And together, I’ll beat Schizophrenia” so relatable
XY is a special game for me; for it introduced my favorite Pokémon, Malamar, and introduced my least favorite evil team, but third favorite bad team leader… it’s a weird moment. It’s been a good game, but I will say, overall, 7/10- not enough water.
Love you Gentledude! Stay you and stay true! Glad to see more kinds of content here, a warm welcome to be sure.
heck yeah! got lots of interesting concepts brewing dont you worry
No lie, the "not enough water" is a fair point. Wish we got a whole water area to explore, that'd be fun.
"I'm making sure to not overlevel" "the gyms are pretty soft" and he's with a lvl 40 talonflame in a lvl 30ish grass gym💀
"Making sure not to overlevel *too much*" he's at pretty similar levels to what a casual player would be if they were catching even just a decent amount of pokemon for the dex, or if they made sure to battle every trainer along the way. Purposefully being under or at the level of the gym leaders is usually a nuzlocke rule, and this run definitely is not one. He's just trying to experience the game like a completionist might have back when the game came out
@@chrisbook7938 But most people wouldn’t do that. Most people aren’t “completionists”, they just want to beat the game. I’m playing through XY for the fourth time now, and I love that these are maybe the only Pokémon games that don’t require grinding against wild Pokémon.
@@autumnphillips151 He's doing a 100% run. So he's playing how a completionist would. If you don't want to overlevel whilst 100% the game you'll have to swap between 2-3 teams..just saying.
@@testerwulf3357 But that’s not how normal people play the game. It’s not meant to be played that way.
@@autumnphillips151Who are you to tell someone how the game is supposed to be played? Nintendo?
X and y are my FAVORITE Pokémon games. They have the best Pokémon on average,megas,cozy vibe,best fossils,Noivern,cool gym designs and based on croissant land!!! Who could ask for more?
Facts. Don't know why people overanalyze and hate on it so much. It marked a new era in Pokemon and a was the most fun to explore hands down
Plus it has so many little stuff you can do and the drip is pretty good
It's my second favorite. Gen one will always be my favorite as it was my first game. This is when I jumped back into Pokémon and it was great.
yeah i personally dont care what people think, its my favorite too
nah bro best vibe is 100% gen 7
The sheer amount of side content in XY was nuts even things you'd wouldn't expect... like learning all roller skate tricks, Completing every Restaurant challenge, buying every piece of clothing, Growing every berry to get a Kee Berry, getting Duke/Dutchess ranking in Battle Chateau, Defeating the Battle ladies in post game, and much more 😂
I don't think X and Y are bad games. To me, they just feel rushed and incomplete. It feels like something is missing and it just feels unsatisfying.
Been a problem, till this day
I try to remember they are comparable to diamond and pearl and pokemon z was gonna be a thing until it was cut.
So like its a great first two games and idk if this is a hot take but man i think xy > dp but platnium beats all
What was missing was the Z.
If XY is rushed and incomplete what is Scarlet and Violet?
@@kintsuki99 I'm talking about the storyline in X and Y. Even though performance make the games almost unplayable at times, Scarlet and Violet had good storylines and answered questions. Even though a lot of the answers were hidden behind a pay wall. And still forcing online play to evolve certain Pokemon and shiny locking Pokemon ticks me off.
Watching this because I’m about to replay Pokemon Y 10 years later lmaooo, now I’m even more excited! Great video
heck yeah man, i appreciate the love!
Me too but the worst part is there’s no more trades so a full dex is impossible :(
Omg it’s him!! HII jasko!!
I replayed this for the first time since it came out last year and honestly I had a lot of fun. I was actually shocked that Shauna was the only useful rival/companion. If you think gym 1-2 is long like this, you should see it in the professor oak challenges. Plus mega flower frog, any game is better with a venusaur in it. Also the Valerie battle was like me against Opal, she did say to bring pink, gmax venusaur was the best I had
i do love me some venusaur
@@Gentledude.I started with blue, he's never let me down. But this game brought in some great pokemon, aurorus wrecks so much
x and y are criminally underrated and i'm so glad to see you enjoy it to its fullest, especially the postgame story! i'm excited to see what legends za does with kalos, and a thorough playthrough like this is a great way to prepare for it!
kudos for sticking it through to the end!
honestly the post game was so much better than i ever imagined.. the story was crazzzyyyy
Yeah, same with oras. Gen 4 (carried asf by platinum and hgss), 5 and 6 were the best in the series. 7 was still pretty great (good dex, nice new additions to the franchise and good side characters like Lillie, Kukui and Gladion.) Then it just went down hill
I imagine gentledudes mascot geodude with the hat sitting down with an Alolan geodude version of the mascot, talking about how to beat schizophrenia
Hey GD i was there for your whole donothon and just wanted to say i absolutely loved every minute. Awesome to see another upload. Hope the windows ok. Iykyk
iykyk.. it was a whole thing after the donothon, more stress than i could have ever imagined but thank you so much!!
@Gentledude. sorry to hear it was that bad. All we could see on stream was a noise, then some glass fly across the camera and then you and Gabe look absolutely lost😂😂 hope it's all sorted tho
I'm just realizing every pokemon he nicknamed was a cartoon network reference
I thought I was the only one 🤣
Ah!! These were my introductory games, and while they’re not my favorite ever, they still hold a special place in my heart. So awesome to see!!
HE'S BACK! I have waited so long for this moment.
and just you waitttt, got lots of stuff on the way :D
I was a teen when these came out, and I to this day they're one of my favorite games in the series. Friend Zones, megas, and just the overall atmosphere of the first 3d mainline game. It just hit different. I know the opinions on this gen and games are mixed, but it will forever be in my top 5 mainline games.
I still have my copy of Pokemon Y and not gonna lie, I straight up thought I could beat the Elite Four since I had a Legendary on my team 😅 sadly that didn't happen, i was young and didn't know much! Got close though but kept losing
Legendary nah, drifblim and throh though 😂 the elite 4 cry at the sight of them
@@nickywal I almost put a Drifloon on my current team (fourth time playing through the game). Maybe I’ll do that next time. I’m hoping I won’t encounter any shinies so I won’t have to erase them to play the game again, lol...
gd i kid you not, i was suffering from severe depression and went into rehab, and at night i would watch your videos and it was one of the only moments in which i would smile, tbh i just wanted to say thank you for everything you do, and i seriously appreciate u ❤
that’s an incredibly nice thing to read.. thank you ❤️
X was my second game, and this is so nostalgic
we love kalos in this house!
No way, a new Gentledude video!!! Happy to see you back on yt! Hope you've been doing well since that crazy dono ending! You've been very missed! Awesome video, as always!! (Mox)
MOX!!! Thank you so much, yeah its been crazy but I'm so so happy to be jumping back on the uploads
Mox!
@@HennaK17 Henna!!! 👋😆
@@nightlyspawn bestie has an alias now.
@@Gentledude. Fantastic video! And I agree women are scary! Much happiness and good vibes your way my dude!! This video was much needed for everyone I think!
Pokémon X and Y was the first Pokémon game where I understood everything that was going on from natures to EVs and IVs, this is one of my favorite and most nostalgic gens because of it. First time I’ve ever seen your channel but enjoyed it greatly hope to watch more
I love these styled vids because it's basically just a lets play but sped up and theres a few jokes and funny moments mixed in really vid fun to watch!
I was OBSESSED with the detective missions when I first beat XY to this day I love Emma. I know it's a long shot, but I hope she comes back someday.
Finally! Hope you're OK and that your eye has recovered from the window debacle!
thank you! the window thing has been a whole mess to be honest, hence the AFK but thank you!!
@@Gentledude. What happened with the window???
No way you didn’t even got into the clothes, that’s some of the best I the game, being able to buy clothes and personalize your character!
Pokemon Y was the first Pokemon game I actual owned because up until that point I was playing my sister's copy of Pearl or Soul Silver ( I did own Pokemon White though but I can't really remember anything about it or what my team was ), until playing Y I was only ever interested in the anime and enjoying the look of the cards. Though I remember when I was younger my mom had gotten me Y because she saw I had a interest in the series so I got it along with a 3Ds and I remember getting HOOKED by the look of the region and seeing the Pokemon in 3D
It was also the same region my favorite Pokemon Sylveon comes from! Even though some people are mixed on the game or it's story It will always be one of my favorite Pokemon games and I can't wait to play Z-A when it drops
loved this video , X&Y are easily my favourites because i feel like you can just enjoy the story without the game being overly difficult!
its an interesting one for me.. i dont know where i'd place it, but i absolutely had fun
Fellow members of The Gentledude Cabbage Society! Our leader has returned!!!! Rejoice! Epic video man, love it 🥳
ethaaaannn!! thank you dude 😄
Most entertaining and well-made Pokévideo I've seen in months. You've got a new loyal follower!
@@joshuahayes441 thank you dude, that means a lot!!
honestly i feel very positively about x/y! i think it was tough as a follow-up to black & white so it received lots of criticism. even though going back and playing b/w you end up trapped in similar tedious situations of too much dialogue and exposition between things you do. i just have very fond memories of x/y, especially because it was the first time pokemon trading and online stuff was readily available to me. (the original DS Lite used somewhat old and unsecure wi-fi network types, so it wasn’t easy to get a connection for online features).
so yeah, first game that made me feel connected to other people who liked pokemon and i loved the fairy typing addition, the gym designs, and the character customization! it was a real treat
I think the reason for the division is that X and Y released after BW, which had the best story of any game in the series, and BW2, which is the most fun game in the series.
Your style of humor is so great for these videos and I am enjoying this one a lot!
The Dude is back! Can’t wait to watch this banger of a video!
LEGEND
This was great! And it’s really helpful to have a retrospective of X and Y with Legends Z-A coming out next year ^^
X and Y was my first ever Pokemon Game and i fell in love with Froakie, who is my favorite Pokemon ever since
Really cool video idea! I love how creative you are, but I miss when you’d post more often, hope you’re doing well man, keep up the amazing work 💪
I have been watching more and more and I’m loving Gentledude more and more! Content is amazing!
OMG NEW VIDEO!! Today is a good day. -grabs popcorn- (gets nachos instead)
nachos was a good choice tbh
Lysander actually hust being 3 Pyroars in a trenchcoat makes SO much sense.
I remember EXACTLY how I felt when I first played X and Y and EXACTLY where and what I was doing when I played it. One thought stuck with me: "This doesn't feel like a pokemon game this feels like a nintendo game." For me, this was the first generation that felt too commercialized and overly sanitary. There was something about the characters, the pokemon, the story, that was more Mario or Animal-crossings-esque especially when compared with Pokemon BW or DP. I personally really enjoyed X&Y, and replayed it a few times after, but definitely not as much as I replayed the previous generations. It felt more plastic than the generations before it.
I WILL SAY THOUGH, X AND Y HAD THE BEST ANIME HANDS DOWN, I WAS SO EXCITED TO WATCH THAT ON A SATURDAY MORNING EACH WEEK
LOVE to see the face cam my guy!
Absolutely love your content despite taking a break from the 3ds/switch pokemon games😅😅
So entertaining😁😁
1:07 challenge accepted.... As soon as I get the games
very fun editing! and I never knew about the detective story, that was pretty cool :D
Fun? This dude is definitely talking and editing for 7 year olds even though everyone here is around 30
crazy that we both got random shinies on our recent playthroughs. i got a shiny wingull last month in the area you get the gift lapras
If it's the two trainers that are in the forest before you get to parfum, you're able to skip them if you hug the wall they're not on. The camera will shift so that you're barely out of their range of vision.
Good to have you back!
glad to be back :D
@Gentledude. Fennekin is best starter she's so cute
my favorite part was seeing the health bars edited over the actual battle in the fairy and grass gym! very interesting 💝
Not sure how to describe it, but the thumbnail being that high quality is so satisfying. I'd love to see an HD version of XY!
ive got nostalgic rose coloured glasses on for these games. x was my introduction to the entire pokemon series, i was given it when i was 8? years old and it blew my mind, i have hundreds upon hundreds of hours in it - id never seen any games like it at the time, i spent hours choosing my hair colour and style and trying to get into the designer clothes shop, i spent so long finishing the postgame and doing online battles, it was such a fun time . in retrospect its an easy game and other games in pokemon have a lot more challenge and heart, but i still like these ones
This was the most I've enjoyed a pokemon video in years time to binge a ton of your vids this is amazing
Not only did you go through the grueling task of 100%ing Pokemon XY but you made the entire video of it entertaining the entire way. Earned a sub
thats awesome! thank you :))
Something I loved in pokemon black and white was that you got a lot of interaction with the gym leaders throughout the story, and that interaction is missing in X and Y
0:00 Starting a video with that line HURTS. I remember going and buying a 2DS with Pokemon X on release with one of the guidebooks, and to this day, is one of the few Pokemon games that I haven't gone back to play to completion. I guess I just remember all of the bad and almost none of the good - I much prefer Gen V and IV to any of the Gen VI-VIII games, but that's probably due to nostalgia and having less to do when I was younger vs when I got into Gen VI and VII; I didn't even get into Gen VIII until Mid 2020, and by then I was so caught up in working that I rarely played it, and it took me more than a year to complete. It amazes me sometimes how fresh and challenging some of the older games can be with just a couple of self-implemented rules, but in order to really challenge yourself in the post Gen V era, you need much more to make it difficult. Thanks for reading this long comment, sorry for the time that I wasted.
Brother, I love all of your videos. I rewatch them like it’s an addiction. Keep them coming man. This one was excellent, superb, amazing, insane…..synonyms!
The Looker missions are so fun! I used to save my game right before I started them, play through all the chapters, turn my game off and replay them again. Haha! Looker is my favorite Pokémon character.
First of all, just found this channel & video. Great video, great editing. Subbed
Second.. it’s funny that I found this video as I recently did a similar “I havnt played this game since release” play through. My method of making the game more fun/attempt challenging (without turning off the exp share) was using a rotation party.
1: Greninja
2: Beedrill
3: Talonflame
4: Venesaur
5: Furret
6: Toxicroak
7: Scrafty
8: Aurorus
9: Dugtrio
And tried to give each a backstory and personality. Was a fun time trying to entertain myself in my adulthood.
I remember when my uncle bought me this for my seventh birthday and this introduced me into Pokémon. He bestowed on his generational knowledge of the pokemon world unto me. This brings back so many memories
As a kid, I remember the XY main story as busy but fun. I like running into the rivals so often, it really makes it feel like you're on the journey with other people! The world feels alive in a different way than in other games. It can get a bit annoying for sure, but each character representing a different way to play the game was a lot of fun for me too
X is definitely an important game for me, as it was my first Pokémon game. It’s definitely easy, but I spent so much time on it and had plenty of fun. Nice to see people going through it.
Can I just say. I love the editing skills. It has gotten a lot better and more advanced sense you started. You were always good at this though. Also love the way you incorporated the face cam.
Subbed as soon as I saw your OC, never thought of a distinguished Geodude and I love it!!’ 😂👌🏼
Been waiting for another long form video! Always love these and your combination of pacing and humour!
Im obsessed with your content. Currently binging every one of your videos
X and Y is the only game I haven't fully played through. Not only am I excited to see a Gentlevideo, but now I have motivation to play it! Thank you you beautiful, humble man!
So I did a bit of research and it said 1000 Pokédollars is around 10 US dollars, so yeah I’m pretty sure it’s normal that the butler or whoever the person was, actually was correct to assume a teenager would have 10 dollars, so really it wasn’t all that bad
The zangoose and the Viper is a good attention to detail from the Gen 3 anime where in an episode they show that Zengo since Viper are sworn enemies
Adam, I too am a ginger, so I'm joining Patterz in not being wiped out by the Ultimate Weapon!
Gentledude has returned. The world itself rejoices (and so do I)!
I have been loving watching living dex videos lately, I'm over the moon you're doing it, too!
I never evwn knew about the storyline with looker and Emma so thanks a lot for making this video 👍
I remember that release day so well. It was a blustery cool morning, I was curled up in a blanket. I’d gone to bed early to be as alert as possible for the next morning. My mom even let me stay home, and offered to go get my pre-order from GameStop after grocery shopping if I gave her the pre-order’s receipt. I was watching some 4Kids cartoons eagerly waiting till she got back, and then I had a blast playing X & Y with my cousin for the next several months. I miss those days a little 😌
Y is one of my most nostalgic games, not really for the game itself, but because everyone in my friend group at school had a copy and we'd battle and trade all the time during lunch. I still like shiny hunting in it today
Man it's great to see you again, i hope everything sorted itself out with the widow from donothon. Can't wait for more.
goated music choice with Stained, Brutal Calamity for the champion battle
2:00 absolute facts, also the best pokemon to grace the verse. Literally became my favourite the moment i first used it
THE WATCHOG MOMENT WAS INSANE. I found a full odds shiny Cubone in Glittering Cave when I replayed this game last summer and lost my mind
Please do this again for each gen this was fun to watch
The return of the dude!
patterrzz catching strays
Also why have i never heard of the detective missions? They were so wholesome and sweet, made me tear up... never heard anyone ever talk about them
Coming back STRONG with a top-notch video 💯 Great to see you again, GD!
Incredible. So glad someone put in the effort to love these games like they deserve.
I love the mechanics, love the scenery, the evil team's wardrobe needs work, and love all the tiny details like exiting gyms through paintings! It just needs work on the teams (later gyms SHOULD use megas, along with the elite 4), the difficulty needs work. This is the only thing I'd personally change..the rest is minor enough I can excuse it
Probably my favorite pokemon game! It's a bit easy but it's really good outside that
The thing about what I like the most about XY is the huge amount of Pokemon in its regional dex 456 entries for a 3DS game, and still having the national dex programmed. Every play through feels different
38:50 love the "Mustang to his Sally" cod zombies has to come back in full swing this year.
All my oldest Pokémon are from X, it’s not nearly my first Pokémon game but it’s the oldest one that still has my original save file in tact. I have almost 600 hours in it and am only a handful of legendaries away from completing the Pokédex. I spent the last of the 3ds online finishing my vivillon collection and adding as many friends for my friend safari as I could. It will forever have a special place in my heart
Pokemon XY's first two gyms are like peak Pokemon for me. I don't know why I love it so much, but the pacing and story just gives me so much nostalgia and grace
Glad to see you posting again after the donothon! hope the window got fixed handy and your eye + athena are all okay
Tbh having to walk around alot and having to visit different places for the plot makes so much more sense than staying in the new area you just got to. Because that way it's always "Oh what a coincidence that you decided to set your secret hq in the new dicovered city I just got into! Oh no way that there is a meeting of all vice admirals with the boss. What a coincidence again that you decided to have a meeting at the exact time that I got here. Thanks for making it so easy". I hope you get what I mean. That way is just very unlogical and also improbable...
I didn't know anything about this Looker mission! I played Y for the first time years ago after not playing Pokemon since Ruby. So I was definitely behind on some things. I'm working on playing through X now, so I'll definitely have to do this side mission now that I know about it!
The only issue with x and y was the difficulty(easy) but i don't play pokemon for difficulty. It has megas, atmosphere, and pretty incredible pokemon like Greninja, Talonflame, and Noivern. It is really a good generation to get a cool ass team much like sinnoh
Been loving these videos. Decided to mod my 3ds and get x again. Started working on my first living dex casue of your videos ^_^
Welcome back
Great video
Looking forward to your return nuzlocke as well
Should do PLA next if have the chance for a full PLZA prelude
And maybe ORAS too
id love to do more like it if this one does decently!
28:38 when I got to this point in my most recent playthrough, I forgot I wanted to catch a yanma so I tried to go back and catch it, but team Flare grunts stopped me. When you interact with them they talk about how they are trying to ignore the cries of the pokemon they trapped on the stones, that were the graves of old Pokémon used to power the weapon. Legit they talk about trying to block out the terrified cries of Pokémon left to die to power a machine that will either destroy everyone but team flare or make team flare immortal. It was horrible, and I didn’t expect that.
In all honesty I'm the same to say this but I got stuck on furfroo maze puzzle for almost 3 years until my friend helped me. All of my Pokémon were level 100 and I had gotten eevee from the hotel, i'll be at I was only 10
now that you mention A-Z's Floette and how they could have done a bit more with it, a year ago I played the pokemon Unbound romhack and ran into A-Z's Floette, which knew the Light of Ruin move, as a legendary encounter. I looked it up and apparently it was handed out in an event at some point, with that same move learned, so there's that. still, they could have let you catch it at geosenge town or something
He's BACK!!!! Glad to see you again, GD!!!!
I just had an odd idea for a Pokémon challenge. You can use any Pokémon you want, but they must always be arranged in your party and used in battle in alphabetical order. For example if you have a bidoof in your party, a houndour can't be ahead of the bidoof, or used before the bidoof in battle, it must be in alphabetical order
the kissing pic killed me! and that watchog is so cool :D i love the colors the shiny has
x & y are by far my favorite pokemon games. It was the first pokemon game i played competitively in. GREAT times.